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That old axiom—location, ­location, location—certainly applies to Bud N’ Mary’s Marina in Islamorada, Florida. It’s a short boat ride from where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Gulf of Mexico and the ...

Mention a center console among the sport-fishing teams in the Gulf of Mexico, and I guarantee the words “monkey boat” won’t be too far behind. But the monkey boats of old — once considered large at 28 ...

Take a look at the transoms of some of the sport-fishers the next time you walk the docks: Can you tell the difference between a painted faux teak transom and one made from the real thing? My guess is ...

One of fishing’s ­greatest and most universal traditions is that of nostalgia for “the good ol’ days.” For as long as there has been sport fishing, young captains have sat awestruck, listening to ...

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In 1964, Dennis Smitherman, the sports editor of the Mobile Press, wrote in a column, “Big game fishing was likely to develop into the newest industry along the Gulf Coast.” Smitherman admittedly wasn ...

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In 1957, four sportsmen met at a restaurant overlooking a few boat slips in Hatteras, North Carolina, after a morning of duck hunting. They were keenly aware of the growing ­fishery just offshore and ...

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